Links in the article list below go right to posts formatted for online viewing. You can also view the full, print-style layout of the September 2026 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2 MB) as a PDF file. Features Roy Miyamoto: A Life Guided by Compassion HHMH Represented at White House...

VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 3 • September 2026 BISHOP’S CORNER Drawn by the Magnet of Amida Buddha’s Compassion My wife and I traveled to Seattle in June to attend our eldest daughter’s college commencement. Our younger daughter, who is studying in Japan, also joined us, along with several members of...

VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 3 • September 2026 MINISTER’S MESSAGE Grateful to Have Encountered Jodo Shinshu Recently, an experience made me feel once again how precious it is to have encountered Jodo Shinshu. In May of this year, my wife’s grandmother in Japan passed away at the age of 95....

VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 3 • September 2026 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A Nembutsu Change of Heart As we are often reminded, impermanence is a foundational theme of our Jodo Shinshu teachings. The circumstances and signals of change in our lives are countless. In our physical world, rising and receding tides of...

See the August 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Message of Sympathy and Support Following Hurricane Lala (web) Social Concerns Update from Rev. Higa (web) Funeral Service for the Late Rev. Hiromi Kawaji (10/10) Zenshinza “Hanakobushi – Shinran Shonin and Eshinni” (9/3 and 9/4; web) Ministers Lay Assistant...

See the July 2026 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani Condolence Ingo (Posthumous Title) 2026 BSC Summer Session Making New Friends Through YBICSE 2026 More Issues Headquarters Update Newsletter

Access to the full June Ka Leo Kāhea as a PDF file or selected articles optimized for web viewing.

A message from Honpa Hongwanjiʻs new president (as of February 2026) as he reflects on leadership, community and humility.

Rev. Tatsuo Muneto remembers Buddhist astronaut Ellison Onizuka, whose family is connected to Kona Hongwanji, and reflects on the 40-year anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.

A PBA Class of 2026 photo in the Hawaii Betsuin temple, plus messages to the graduates from the Hongwanji Governor General in Kyoto (Baccalaureate) and Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani (Commencement).